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Play with a steady 4/4 metre. Pick / Strum as follows: A D A E|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---------|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---0---0-| B|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---------|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---2---2-| G|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---------|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-| D|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---------|-0-------0-------|-0---------2---2-| A|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-0-2-4-|-----0-------0---|-----0---0-------| E|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----------------|-------------0---| A E A E|---0---0---------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-| B|---2---2---------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-| G|---2---2---------|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|---2---2---2---2-| D|---2---2---------|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-| A|-0-------0-0-----|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|-0-------0-------| E|-----0-------4-2-|-0-------0-------|-0-------0---4---|-----0-------0---| It follows this pattern through the solos and the verses, with minor variations. INTRO: A - - - | A - - - | D - - - | D - A - | A - - - | E - - - | E - - - | A - - - ||
AHush up, honey, don't you cry DThings are gonna get better in the by-and-Aby And there ain't a thing for a Epoor man In this Aworld
AWork through the winter, work through the spring Yeah Dplant my corn and taters and then it wouldn't Arain And there ain't a thing for a Epoor man In this Aworld
VIOLIN SOLO A - - - | A - - - | D - - - | D - A - | A - - - | E - - - | E - - - | A - - - ||
ANow I got down on my knees Lord I thought I'd pray DAlong come a great big flood Washed everything Aaway And there ain't a thing for a Epoor man In this Aworld
AWork through the winter, Lord, work through this fall DAll I got for Christmas was a pair of overAalls And there ain't a thing for a Epoor man In this Aworld
VIOLIN SOLO A - - - | A - - - | D - - - | D - A - | A - - - | E - - - | E - - - | A - - - ||
AWell I got down on my knees Looked up to the sky DAll I can think of is to ask the good Lord Awhy And there ain't a thing for a Epoor man In this wEorld
AWell hush up, honey, Lord don't get down DYou know that I love you every way Aaround And there ain't a thing for a Epoor man In this Aworld
VIOLIN SOLO A - - - | A - - - | D - - - | D - A - ||
AAnd there ain't a thing for a Epoor man N/C A In this world
FINAL CHORD: A Play with pity for the poor man. Enjoy! Peace, Lukewa